Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

Yep-its-me89 t1_j9tlqgg wrote

Born and raised there, but moved away for job opportunities. I would move back if I could but only because I grew up in the country and it was so quiet and peaceful. We used to drive to Johnstown or Altoona if we wanted to do any real shopping, see movies or go to restaurants. Both are about 45 minutes. Hiking and biking could be done at Buchanan state forest possibly

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Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer t1_j9tl4yk wrote

>Gender identity and sexual orientation are not belief systems. And by conflating Pride flags with the expression of religious or political affiliations, the majority members of the school board are discriminating against LGBTQ students. The purpose of Pride flags in classrooms is not to endorse an identity, but to offer safety.

That's an incredibly weak argument. It is not dangerous to ban Pride Flags from the school classroom.

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PennSaddle t1_j9tjmix wrote

I mean, that’s one comment. Moreover, we shouldn’t forget the lack of oversight & pressure upon NFS to manage its lines here in PA to a higher degree. There is obvious negligence, which is what I’m hoping this person is referring. We need to avoid this happening again, here in PA. I don’t oppose testing like this.. in fact I love it, but a lot of what Shapiro (and many politicians) have done here is basically put on a show to prove how it wasn’t their fault. Regardless of any of that, this “team” mindset I see just constantly is gross. It’s like each of your “groups” views the other as some lower form of being. Get over yourselves.

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tacosandsunscreen t1_j9th46v wrote

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couchgodd t1_j9tgsf5 wrote

I thought it was selfish racist xenophobic etc to not trust the govt. EPA says they are good so they are good, they dont have to test the water or have politicians drink it. The govt says take a shot you take a shot, govt says air and water are good then thats whats true. I dont understand whats going on here? The govt just saved millions of us from covid let them do their thing and stop thinking about it. Jesus.

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bikingwithscissors t1_j9tdm51 wrote

There was a thread yesterday on the Philly sub about people reporting breathing difficulties. Lots of speculation about early allergens, but one of the posts included a satellite map of carbon monoxide concentrations in our region. Yesterday Eastern PA/NJ/NY was the second largest hotspot of CO on the planet next to all of eastern China, and the plume is forecast to return Sat-Sun:

https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/119phph/comment/j9nnt6u/
https://www.windy.com/-CO-concentration-cosc?cosc,40.424,-76.965,8

CO is odorless but I wonder if there's any correlation with other industrial particulates?

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Mrstucco t1_j9tdh1p wrote

Yeah, unfortunately 76 is narrow compared to more modern interstates. And there’s almost always construction somewhere along its length.

You might want to consider taking I-78 to 81 to 76. It’s more direct and you save some on tolls, but it won’t avoid the construction you’re worried about.

I’ve never driven on 80 past State College, but it tends to have wider shoulders, so any construction zones might not feel so much like you’re playing Gran Turismo. But it’s also good advice to slow way down in construction zones because Pa. is using speed cameras now.

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